CANARY GRASS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds

Synonyms:

birdseed grass; canary grass; Phalaris canariensis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("canary grass" is a kind of...):

grass (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)

Holonyms ("canary grass" is a member of...):

genus Phalaris; Phalaris (a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers)